Sock package



0. HAAS, JR

SOCK PACKAGE Nov. 17, 1964 Original Filed Dec. 27, 1960 INVENTOR. 0 70[MAS B J AT TOR/V1.96

United States Patent 2 (Iiaims. (Cl. 206-46) This invention relates to anovel article package and specifically relates to a hosiery package.

As was stated in application Serial Number 78,418, filed December 27,1960, of which this application is a division, it is preferable that abacking insert for items such as socks be economical, and be of aconstruction that allows easy placement of the socks thereon.

It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a new and novelinsert which is economical to produce and which is economical to use.

It is also an object of this invention to provide a new and novel insertupon which items may be quickly and easily placed.

It is another object of this invention to provide a novel and economicalarticle package in which the articles are quickly and easily placed on abacking sheet that allows them to be displayed.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a novel andeconomical hosiery package in which the articles are placed on a simplebacking sheet which allows the display of the hosiery.

These and other objects of this invention will become apparent from thefollowing discussion of the drawings in which:

FIGURE 1 is a top plan view of a blank for the insert.

FIGURES 2-5 are isometric views of the insert during various stages ofthe operation of placing a pair of socks thereon.

FIGURE 6 is an isometric view of the package.

The numeral 50 broadly indicates the article insert or backing sheet.The insert is trapezoidal in shape and is defined by side edges 51 and52, and first and second end edges 53 and 54. The second end edge 54 isplaced diagonally of the side edges 51 and 52 so that the leg portion ofa sock wrapped around the insert Will overlay the foot portion. Adjacentthe first end edge 53 is an insert flap 55 which is defined bycurvilinear edges 56 and 57, a bottom edge 58, and an upper fold line59.

In use, as may be seen in FIGURES 2-5, the flap 55 is folded upwardlyand the elastic band of one sock 61 of a pair of socks is droppedthrough the aperture 60 formed in insert by flap 55. The elastic band ofthe second sock 62 is placed on the flap and the socks are draped aroundthe insert. The insert is then placed in an envelope or container 9% toform package 1420.

It should be understood that the above description and drawings are byway of illustration and not limitation, and that the structure can bechanged and modified in various ways without departing from the scope ofthe invention as hereafter claimed.

I claim:

1. An article package, comprising:

a trapezoidal-shaped insert having first and second end edges and sideedges;

said second end edge being diagonal to said side edges;

a flap hingedly connected to said insert adjacent said first enddefining an aperture through said insert;

said flap having curvilinear side edges;

a first article extending through said aperture and draped around saidinsert and said second diagonal end edge;

a second article placed around said flap and draped around said insertand said second diagonal end edge;

said second article being contiguous with said first article;

a cover around said insert and said articles.

2. The article package of claim 1 in which said articles are socks.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS2,153,976 Thorman Apr. 11, 1939 2,800,222 Craft et a1. July 23, 19572,974,783 Trotter Mar. 14, 1961 3,003,624 Ramsay Oct. 10, 1961 3,067,865Stone Dec. 11, 1962

1. AN ARTICLE PACKAGE, COMPRISING: A TRAPEZOIDAL-SHAPED INSERT HAVINGFIRST AND SECOND END EDGES AND SIDE EDGES; SAID SECOND END EDGE BEINGDIAGONAL TO SAID SIDE EDGES; A FLAP HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO SAID INSERTADJACENT SAID FIRST END DEFINING AN APERTURE THROUGH SAID INSERT; SAIDFLAP HAVING CURVILINEAR SIDE EDGES; A FIRST ARTICLE EXTENDING THROUGHSAID APERTURE AND DRAPED AROUND SAID INSERT AND SAID SECOND DIAGONAL ENDEDGE; A SECOND ARTICLE PLACED AROUND SAID FLAP AND DRAPED AROUND SAIDINSERT AND SAID SECOND DIAGONAL END EDGE; SAID SECOND ARTICLE BEINGCONTIGUOUS WITH SAID FIRST ARTICLE; A COVER AROUND SAID INSERT AND SAIDARTICLES.